KIMATHI UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

University Examination 2010/2011

SECOND YEAR SUPPLEMENTARY/SPECIAL EXAMINATION FOR BACHELOR OF

SCIENCE IN ACTUARIAL SCIENCE

SMA 2370 : CALCULUS IV

DATE: 8TH November 2010 TIME: 8.30 AM – 10.30 AM

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INSTRUCTIONS:
(a) Answer Q1 (Compulsory) and ANY OTHER TWO (2) questions.
(b) DO NOT answer more than [3] questions in total. Use of sketches where appropriate

QUESTION ONE-30 marks-COMPUSORY

(a) Figure out and sketch the graphs of the entities below in 3: (i) z  4  x 2  y 2 (4 marks)
(ii) 2 x  3 y  4 z  12  0 (4 marks)
(b) Find the directional derivative of the scalar function  ( x , y , z )  x 2
yz  xyz  4 xz 2
at the point
  
(1,2,3) in the direction 2i  j  k (3 marks)
T
2
T
 sin (m 0 t ) dt 
2
(c) (i) Prove the property of orthogonal functions that (3 marks)
T 2

2

(ii) Find the period of the function f (t )  (10 cos t ) 2 (3 marks)

 1
(d) Establish whether the function f (t )   1
sin( )dt converges or diverges
t
(4 marks)
(e) Find the equation of the tangent line and normal plane to the space curve given parametrically as
x  t  cos t , y  3  sin 2t , z  1  cos 3t (6 marks)
 
Along the straight line joining the points (0,0,0) and (1,1,1) find the line integral 
C
f .dr
   
given that f  (3 x 2  6 y )i  14 yzj  20 xz 2 k
(3 marks)

QUESTION TWO-20 marks-OPTIONAL

(a) Sketch the square function of the square function below
f (t )  2 1  t  0
f ( x)  2 0  t 1 (3 marks)
f (t )  f (t  2)
And determine its Fourier Series (6 marks)

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 2 2 2 1
(b) Given the scalar operator     , find  2 ( ) where
2
r x2  y2  z2
x 2 y 2 z 2 r
   
i.e. magnitude of r  xi  yj  zk . (6 marks)
(c) Find the turning points of the function u ( x , y , z )  x 2
 2 y 2
 z subject to the constraint
 ( x, y , z )  x 2  z 2  2  0 (5 marks)

QUESTION THREE-20 marks- OPTIONAL.

 
(a) Evaluate  B . N dS where S is the outward surface of the cube bounded by x  0, x  1 ,
y  0, y  1 and z  0, z  1 without using Gauss’ Divergence Theorem (10 marks)
(b) Now use Gauss’ Theorem to establish the result of (a) above (5 marks)
(c) Optimize x 2 e y subject to x 2  y 2  3 using Lagrange’s multipliers (5 marks)

QUESTION FOUR-20 marks-OPTIONAL

(a) Convert the equations (i) 4 x 2  4 y 2  z 2  0 and (ii ) z  2 x 2  y 2 into polar coordinates
(4 marks)
(b) A solid is formed by the hemisphere z  4  x 2  y 2 on the sides and the cone z  x 2  y 2 drilled
from the center. Use spherical coordinates (or otherwise) to find its volume (6 marks)

(c) Use Green’s Theorem to evaluate  ( y  sin x)dx  cos xdy

C
given that C is the path of the triangle
 
PQR, P (0,0), Q ( ,0).R (
,1) . (5
2 2
marks)

(d) Evaluate  
V
. f dv given that f  ( 2 y  3 z )i  2 xy 
j  4 xk and the implied volume is

bounded by x  0, x  2 , y  0, y  6 and z  x 2 , z  4 (5
marks)

QUESTION FIVE-20 marks- OPTIONAL

(a) Given z  x 2  y 2 , x  r cos  , y  r sin  , determine z r , z , z and z r (5marks)

(ii) Find and classify all the turning points of f ( x, y )  2 x 2  y 3  2 xy (5 marks)
     
(b) Given vector X  z ( x  y 2 )i  z ( z  x 2 ) j  x 2 y ( x  y )k prove that X . curl X  0 (5 marks)
b 5

(c) Prove the MVT, i.e.  f ( x)dx  (b  a) f (c) and find the mean value of  x
2
dx, x   2,5
a 2
(5 marks)

Best wishes, sincerely!

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